Manchester United 1:1 West Ham United

Giant Midget · Mar 13, 2016

We're just diabolical :lol:

Our passing pattern is basically this:

GK, CB, FB, CB, FB, CB, DM, CB, FB, lose possession, GK, CB, FB, CB, RW, RB, CB, GK, CB, lose posession.

sunama · Mar 13, 2016

NJM78 said:
Nil nil half time at OT.

Well, I never....

VanGaalEra · Mar 13, 2016

Ref is shit, they all seem to be shit in our games and constantly giving everything against us.

Missed the days when Fergie would bollock them from the touch line.

LuisNaniencia · Mar 13, 2016

drdoityourself said:
I get absolutely no enjoyment watching Jesse Lingard in the front three. Has there ever been a more passive player?

This is the position that most needs addressing, we need a winger as hard to handle on the right as Martial is on the left.

Ji_Maria · Mar 13, 2016

charlenefan said:
Herrera and Fellaini need to switch it's backwards playing Fellaini deeper than Herrera

Probably the sensible move. Our left wing is dire.

The White Pele · Mar 13, 2016

Absolutely tumescent, technically deficient football in that half

Adam-Utd · Mar 13, 2016

We have 0 chemistry in this team, the attacking play is completely clueless. All we can do is give it to martial and hope he does something.

Apart from that there's no pass and move, no working the ball in triangles to create space, no through balls for the strikers to run onto.

Once we do get to the box we just knock it wide and try and hit a cross in - against 1 of the biggest teams in the league. Really pathetic. Haven't seen us this poor in attack ever since I've been alive.

Untied · Mar 13, 2016

I hate watching us now

NinjaFletch · Mar 13, 2016

The Firestarter said:
Without a shot on goal? You think that is decent?

Mostly because of our shite shooting, rather than not creating chances.

ariel · Mar 13, 2016

Compared to the Liverpool game we are great, sadly that doesn't say much.
At least the players are trying, even shooting at goal from time to time. Hopefully eventually something will be on target.
Our counter attacks are rubbish though, and Fellaini is just too slow and looks as if another yellow is about to be coming

Mrs Smoker · Mar 13, 2016

Acquire Me said:
DDG is our best player yet again. He will be player of the year..again.

Did he even do something?

Full bodied red · Mar 13, 2016

#07 said:
Martin Atkinson is determined to help West Ham. Every single decision has gone their way. The Fellaini yellow was ridiculous.

https://www.redcafe.net/threads/martin-atkinson-loves-chelsea-doesnt-like-us.400662/#post-17272744

And another first half no shots on target, courtesy of Herrera....

Sassy Colin · Mar 13, 2016

LuisNaniencia said:
This is the position that most needs addressing, we need a winger as hard to handle on the right as Martial is on the left.

Err, Nani, oh wait

Waits for fallout

Giggs86 · Mar 13, 2016

Get out on a quick counter. Slow down, back pass, cross to Fellaini. Repeat. Is that really the game plan he insists on playing?

Red Dreams · Mar 13, 2016

you can see we lack quality. always the loose pass.

Vida5Nick · Mar 13, 2016

Zero runs from supporting midfielders, so pedestrian in attacking. Waiting for West Ham defences to jog back and set up thier defenses before deciding attacking through the middle is now impossible and passing to the wings for the cross. And even that fails because we have shit crossers and a striker on the wing. Plus it ain't as fast as what it used to be under SAF's 4-4-2 wing play that the FB is able to cover with the respective wingers and make a cross impossible to put in or wildly misjudge it.

There is LVG's game plan for every match. I swear that guy's so easy how to read any manager could just about take him on and win. That's how shit we are under him right now.

DWelbz19 · Mar 13, 2016

Red Katie said:
Blind could be a model. He's seriously good looking.

Not much of a footballr though

RedSky · Mar 13, 2016

Mibabalou said:
We're so average it's almost more painful than just being terrible.

An average side would at least get a shot on target.

Dec9003 · Mar 13, 2016

So, so boring. Martial looks like he can't be arsed what's happened to him?

3KDré · Mar 13, 2016

Varela Martial and Herrera are the only ones who want to make things happen. Also I'm watching the American stream, fecking hell people actually think Rooney is good and creative- evidently no one really watches him play.

parisite · Mar 13, 2016

The Firestarter said:
Without a shot on goal? You think that is decent?

We've had shots on goal, unfortunately they've all been high, wide and certainly not handsome.

bubbles_ · Mar 13, 2016

Seems like we're playing with 10 men. Missing numbers when we go forward

ivaldo · Mar 13, 2016

Herrera to drop next to Carrick and Memphis on for Fellaini.

Rado_N · Mar 13, 2016

"Point in case"

You're doing it wrong.

Amethyst · Mar 13, 2016

JPRouve said:
By our standards, it was a good half.

Agreed. Shows what expectations are like this season though.

Shady · Mar 13, 2016

We are extremely poor.

devil in me · Mar 13, 2016

JTW95 said:
We need an entire new attack in the summer.

I reckon Martial would look twice as good with better players around him.

Yep. A right winger and a striker. Getting those in (im talking world class -ish) should be priority.

Iron Stove · Mar 13, 2016

1 shot, 0 on target.. same old

Rado_N · Mar 13, 2016

ivaldo said:
Herrera to drop next to Carrick and Memphis on for Fellaini.

More likely to take Martial off for Schneiderlin.

sunama · Mar 13, 2016

Scarecrow said:
It's non-existent to be more precise. Every shot from above just shows how the front 4 players just walk slowly in their perimeter of 3x3 meters and wait for the ball. It's infuriating. I wonder how are they not bored of that shit themselves.

Static attacker who don't move more than a few inches. I saw plenty of that last year with the likes of RVP, Rooney and Falcao. It was almost as if our attackers were hiding behind the opposition defenders.

And you are right, at some point, as a professional, even I would get embarrassed/bored for doing the static (no movement) attacking.

Spoony · Mar 13, 2016

Awful stuff. We don't look like a cohesive unit.

LuisNaniencia · Mar 13, 2016

Sassy Colin said:
Err, Nani, oh wait

Waits for fallout

Old Nani would be perfect. Or old Valencia for that matter. We need someone who's still got it.

Ole's_toe_poke · Mar 13, 2016

Dec9003 said:
So, so boring. Martial looks like he can't be arsed what's happened to him?

Eh?

He's been our best player. Certainly the only one who has looked like making something happen.

montpelier · Mar 13, 2016

NinjaFletch said:
Clearly I'm in a huge minority, but thought that was a perfectly decent half.

Fair enough, but think they can improve, & not sure we can.

Globule · Mar 13, 2016

We've done alright considering how dire we've been recently, but even when playing decent it's like playing a new Fifa game when you have to readjust to the changes and are unable to work a decent opening.

Yet again another half of football with no goals, no shots on target, and the opposition having the better chances.

Dr. Funkenstein · Mar 13, 2016

NinjaFletch said:
Clearly I'm in a huge minority, but thought that was a perfectly decent half.

The sloppy passing is annoying and the finishing should be better, but the negativity here must have come from a decision before the game.

Walters_19_MuFc · Mar 13, 2016

I dont think its been a bad half. We've got into good positions and at least we've looked like scoring. However, we just need to tidy up in the final third. We've been sloppy, at times. I feel West Ham are there for the taking if we can be a bit more composed going forward.

Acquire Me · Mar 13, 2016

Mrs Smoker said:
Did he even do something?

Yes, he takes anything who come his way. He makes it look easy.

Truedevil · Mar 13, 2016

I'd bring on Januzaj and Basti for Lingard and Fellaini.

Duafc · Mar 13, 2016

Rado_N said:
"Point in case"

You're doing it wrong.

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